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>ofhe ,noern a raal t onsine v or rolling demonstration by bike in san francisco all speaking out for george floyd, breanna taylor and so many more. it is saturday, june 6th. i'm liz kreutz. we'll look more at the protesterses and marches but let's start with a quick look at the weather. here's lisa argen. >> good morning to you. it looks nice out there, but those wind are kicking up in spots. live doppler 7 showing you a few clouds but for the most part it will be a mostly sunny day. we have a wind advisory through the delta.
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notice about 5:00 tonight through 11:00, this is when the winds will gust to over 45 miles an hour. less wind here, but still a brisk day for you. we are 62 in oakland. a look from our east bay hills camera, a little bit of fog and the forecast calls for numbers to climb through the 60s around the bay. by noontime, also inland will be close to 70 degrees, but the northwest winds up to 20, 30, even 35-mile-an-hour gusts today will keep us in the 70s for our warmest locations. the cooling trend continues over the weekend, but will the winds last for your sunday? we have a warm-up in store. i'll have that for you with my accuweather seven-day forecast marnd a a bay area i protest of the dthfloyd. one is sure to carry a powerful image of black lives matter marches happening across the golden gate bridge.
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that's under way at about noon. another protest and march planned for today will happen at the former home of the 49ers, the site of candlestick park. nurses, teachers and other union members will march to candlestick around 10:30 this morning and kneel as colin kaepernick did in 2016. they'll peacefully kneel for 8:46 to call for justice for george floyd as well as breanna taylor, ahmaud arbery and many others. other events are scheduled in hayward, berkeley, and east palo alto. s a happening today, george floyd's life will be remembered in a memorial service in north carolina near where he was born. this is a live look outside the church in north carolina. you can see people are already lined up there to pay their respects this morning. this started at 8:00 our time this morning. the memorial will first have a public viewing here followed by a private family service at noon our time. after today's memorial, a public viewing will be held monday in
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houston where floyd was raised and lived most of his life. in california, governor newsome is calling for new restrictions on use of force by law enforcement. the task force will speak to community members and nonprofits. abc7 reporter luz pena has that story. >> no justice, no peace! >> reporter: these protests after the killing of george floyd have shaken the way policing is done across the nation. >> that hold is literally designed to stop people's blood from flowing to their brain, that has no place any. rorte governows supportor policing and criminal justice reform as well as stopping the teaching of the stranglehold, something that has been with police agencies in the past. to help with police reform, he appointed a 30-year police veteran, ronald davis, who
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served with two police departments. >> a lot of chiefs take a knee, and that is great. bt now take a stance and take a stance for systemic reform and changes. >> we must move forward expeditio expeditiously. >> reporter: their job is to listen to community members and bring police reform ideas to the governor. >> i want to be talking to over 50 groups in the next couple days that i have worked with consistently over the 25 years of me working in this work. >> reporter: what are some of those ideas that you're bringing to the table tomorrow to help police reform? >> mental health workers should potentially be the ones to go and not police officers when there's a mental health disturbance. >> reporter: this announcement follows an act last year to enact the cutting out of deadly force. newsome also called on the legislature to set standards for
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crowd control and police use of force during a protest. latifah simons says they'll have a concise list of ideas for governor newsome early next week. luz pena, abc7 news. meantime in vallejo, people gathered for a different reason last night, to protest the deadly police shooting of se sean montarosa. the group started at city hall yesterday before marching through the streets and stopping at the walgreen where is he died early tuesday morning. in san francisco, family and friends hosted hundreds of people at the 24th and mission b.a.r.t. station to remember the life of the 22-year-old. califoiattorney javierste review and reform vallejo policies and practices following this. he was shot and killed by an 18-year veteran officer responding to looting at a
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walgreens store. this morning we're learning that the union representing the officer saysmontarosa crouched into a tactical shooting position and went for his waistband. the poa says the officer opened fire as a last resort to protect himself from, quote, imminent death or injury. investigators found a hammer on him but no gun. union officials say the unnamed officer and his children are now receiving death threats. and thursday here at abc7, we hosted abc7 listens from anger to action, a bay area conversation with several guests to discuss racism, the recent protests and police brutality. that is available at abc7news.com, our abc7 news app and on all the major social media and streaming video platforms. happening today, three bay area counties continue to reopen, so here's what will now be allowed. in san mateo county, restaurants can offer outdoor sitdown dining. libraries will begin curb side pickup. charter boats will be able to
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operate. wineries can reopen indoor tasting rooms with social distancing. reservations are encouraged to avoid overlaps. they must offer c every time they try a different wine. bars can reopen. hair salons, restaurants can serve diners indoors again. tables will be spaced six feet apart. people can attend indoor religious services. abc7 news reporters story. >> new relaxed shelter at home restrictions give a green light people from different households can hang out outdoors. >> it's good and i think it will help people. >> reporter: members of your bubble shouldn't change for at least three weeks, so choose wisely. child care and other activities,
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but most parents we spoke with said they'll wait. >> i would wait for the daycare. it's still a closed facility. not, like, hug each other or play with each other. >> reporter: libraries across the county can open up for curb side pickup monday. certain businesses requiring little person to person contact can also reopen. good news for 6-month-old akili, since pet rooming makes the cut. >> he's a poodle and poodles have huerta that grows and grows like human hair does. he's very overgrown now. >> i'm happy that it's opening up and i'm taking advantage of whatever i can. >> i'm looking forward to the opening for restaurant, shopping here or there. >> reporter: to be clear, outdoor dining, indoor retail and access to gyms aren't part of this phase for alameda county. elsewhere, maybe. since county, residents admit it can be confusing.
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>> like somebody does the day before or today, they're not coordinated. >> we don't even know which county is doing what. we're just hopping in the car. >> reporter: relaxed restrictions come with stricter mask requirements. in fremont, i'm amanda del castillo, abc7 news. also in the east bay, contra costa has opened outdoor restaurant dining as part of newly relaxed restrictions there. outdoor swimming pools, dog parks, picnic tables, barbecues and campsites can also reopen. you can hold relatiigious servi outdoors with up to 100 people and indoors with a maximum of 12 people. sonoma county will start arnt body testing for certain groups. this is only for first responders, recovered cases and their close contacts. it will be at the public health lab in santa rosa. the county plans to conduct about 110 antibody day. its goal is to test 3,500 people in the next four weeks.
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results take two weeks. it's hard with so many different counties having all different restrictions lifting them at different times. >> that's while why we'll we'll the weather fairly uniform. nice and sunny here, 56 downtown, 60 at the airport. west winds at sfo already at 32 miles an hour. so we've got a breezy and windy day today. the cooling trend continues into the weekend? yes, but we have a warming trend. also, the protests that took over highway wawa waway 101 in. last weekend things spiraled as a man was injured by a riot gun. what he's doing with connections to the police chief. and a restart for outdoor dining in the south bay.
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this is oakland's city hall lit up in crimson and gold in honor of george floyd. the colors represent the houston high school where he graduated from. the city tweeted saying it stands in solidarity with mr. floyd's family. it's been a week since this chaotic protest in san jose here in the immediate aftermath of floyd's death. a local community activist who has worked for years to promote understanding between police an the public was seriously injured by a riot gun in this event. he has now retained an attorney and speaking exclusively to the i-team's dan noyes. >> reporter: when protesters shut down 101 in san jose last week over the killing of george floyd, they targeted that blue mustang. the owner had a blue lives matter license plate frame and later said it was not in support of police but to avoid speeding ticketen a with a skateboard smashed out his window, 27-year-old community activist derrick sanderland stepped in to calm the situation and escort the driver to safety. >> tell me what sign you're holding, what it says, and your
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reason for being there. >> we are worthy of life. i honestly needed a place to express my sorrow, my, like, deep, deep sorrow. >> reporter: sanderland later made his way to the city hall. sky 7 was overhead to catch the tense confrontations with police. and i was on the ground. here is the rubber bullet. this is basically about an inch by an inch. hard rubber. just across the street, derrick sanderland saw police shooting rubber bullets at protesters, including young women at close range. one was placed on desk duty facing an internal affairs investigation for his aggressive behavior. >> i really just couldn't watch it anymore, and just kind of made like a parallel walk over, put my hands up, andod inheine the fire and asked them to please not do this. >> reporter: the video shows the
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officers training their riot guns on sanderland. he stood a good distance away, made no aggressive motions to police, yet they fired on him several time, one round hitting him in the groin. >> i paused for a moment, like maybe this doesn't hurt, and following afterwards, it was like the most painful experience. >> reporter: they've been married four years. they both work for charities helping people who are suffering economically during the pandemic. after derrick's emergency surgery for a rupture, the doctors aren't sure they'll be able to have children. >> the doctor let me know before the operation that there's no way of fully telling until you try to have kids. >> i just started weeping at the thought of that. you know, we do want kids, and we're very close to having kids. >> reporter: they have retained an attorney who's preparing a claim against the city and the police. >> they were aiming for a body part that is prohibited when using those type of riot guns.
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you're not meant to aim at the groin or the head. >> reporter: the story is about to take a turn. that officer didn't know the person he shot has connections, that he knows the san jose police chief personally. for three years sanderland has helped train new police recruits about implicit bias and procedural justice. he wonders now if that work was in vain. >> the way they've treated people out there over the weekend has been really heartbreaking because, the chief is, like, a good person trying to do the right thing. >> reporter: i broke the news to chief garcia about what happened this afternoon. he called derric sanderland and issued a statement testimony derrick has been a real leader in our communities' efforts to reduce bias and discrimination through dialogue. we will be investigating this incident. the police chief is re-evaluating at what point the officers can fire projectiles in a confrontation. dan noyes, abc7 news. >> when it comes to issues of equality, justice, and race, we
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are here to help you find your ally and take action on our website abc7news.com/takeaction, there are resources to help you navigate this difficult time. as a key focus in building a better bay area through the coronavirus pandemic, the economy. big news on that front from governor gavin newsom. next friday schools, day camps and campgrounds will be allowed to start reopening with specific modifications. counties will need to meet metrics. bars, gyms, and pro sports are now given the green light for next friday as well if those specifications are met. of course the big question is what kind of changes will be implemented. california will be giving specific guidance in the days ahead. it is expected to spell out rules for hotels, casinos, museum, and zoos. in south bay for the first night in three months santa clara county restaurants were allowed to seat customers in time for weekend crowd. of course restaurant owners are embracing the change, which
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allows for outdoor dining under those strict social distancing guidelines. here's what it looks like. no more than six people per table and only members of the same household. tables must be six feet apart as well and business owners are hoping for a little local support. >> when you're thinking about that takeout, that to-go order, or if you're ready to go outside and have a meal, think about going local and supporting your local businesses. >> restaurant operators are asking customers to be patient as they get used to serving customers in a safe and sanitary way. the mayor of san francisco's office is scheduled to reopen june 15th but that's subject to the latest public health data. one local business owner is worried it could get pushed back indeferral, forcing him to close his door. kate larsen has the story. >> i'd like to know why we're not open now, fully. >> reporter: john is the owner of gumps, a 158-year-old san francisco business that dates back to the gold rush.
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he bought it out of bankruptcy in 2019 and reopened the store at the union square location where today it's boarded up. like other retailers, he closed up shop in march when the city gave orders to shelter in place. >> gump's survived the great earthquake, the fire, the great depression. it's survived so many things. it seems at this moment it can't survive bad policy, and that would be tragic. i have a couple weeks left of tolerance of this, then we won't have any choice but to close the business. >> reporter: he thinks they can reopen now based on data saying covid patients are just 16% of 7,900 icu beds, 59% of which are unoccupied. >> there's plenty of capacity. the logic of running this process as though we were facing a giant tsunami of danger to the health care system quite frankly is a fallacy. >> reporter: mark runs operations for store.
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if gump's closes they'll have to lay off all 40 of their employees. >> what's transpired with detentions and all that, it seems everything else is so irrelevant and you're still dealing with all these employees that have families and lives. it's really hard. >> reporter: the mayor's offers is moving as quickly as possible to reopen retail on june 15th but do not wanto viral surge that would mean shutting down again. kate larsen, abc7 news. let's get a check of the weather with lisa argen. lisa, boy, is it windy out there. last night, i mean, the howling. i took a walk around the block and the winds are picking up. >> yeah, that's right. in fact, yesterday some of the wind gusts about 60 miles an hour and we're still looking at those upper elevation gusts and windy conditions at the shoreline. but certainly breezy around the bay and the coast, yeah, we'll just call it plain old windy out there. as we look at our live doppler
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7, it is clear around the immediate bay area, but some fog in our inland valleys and fog in the upper elevation still. and looking at a wind advisory here through the delta, later on this afternoon into about 11:00. and this will allow for winds to gust anywhere from 40 to 45 miles an hour, so certainly windy, also in the sierra nevada, and we're talking snow in the mountains tonight. we'll get to that in just a moment. as we look live here, foggy view out there, 56 san francisco, not much of a view, 59 in redwood city, 62 in oakland, san jose is at 63 degrees, and in and out of the fog here. it certainly looks not that impressive, does it, in terms of your saturday. we will have the wind out there. 59 santa rosa with low 60s from napa through concord. as we look at the winds right now, they're up to 32 miles an hour at sfo. over 20 miles an hour by the delta. and concord's at 21. gand that'
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so today once again, we're not going to see a whole lot of change with those northwesterly winds. pretty blustery. here's lake tahoe, 50 degrees, 57 in south lake today, and looking at lows in the 20s and some snow. we're looking at the possibility of 4 inches at the highest peaks. that's over 4,000 feet. snow level around 5,000 feet. so looking at some very cold conditions for june and then numbers coming up once again midweek so that repetitive pattern. the gusty winds continue this weekend, cooler than average, looking at the warmer pattern for monday, tuesday. here's0:he luesreplaced bys the winds get faster and faster from the coast and to our inland valleys. very, very windy once again, 20 to 30 miles an hour. so despite the cooldown, it will feel blustery out there. we wanted it cooler, right?
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but it got a lot cooler and the winds have not let up. the warmer day starts our workweek on monday with near 830 -- 80 by the bay. numbers coming up again by wednesday. this has been the trend. then we'll look for conditions to cool off. here's a look at your highs today with only low 60s in the city with those winds at least 30 miles an hour, upper 60s by the delta, low 70s toward napa. the accuweather seven-day forecast, little change from today to tomorrow, and once again we begin that warming trend monday. it peaks on tuesday, wednesday, depends on where you live, then that cooldown. so june trying to settle into a pattern but certainly seeing that windy weather the next few days. liz? >> sounds good. thanks, lisa. here's an important story. an unarmed black man was arrested in alameda for dancing in the street. how he was handcuffed and pushed how he was handcuffed and pushed by police.
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only on abc7 we're hearing from a man pinned down by alameda police, video released to the i-team shows an unarmed black man handcufe doing hisai exercise. the police chief is requesting an outside investigation into the officer's actions. here tes call made to police two weeks ago. >> there's a person, an african-american person, in the middle of the street. >> they're walking in the middle of the street? >> there's obviously something very wrong. >> do you think they ever a mental illness or the they're under the influence or you're not sure? >> either one. >> video shows 44-year-old mali watkins arrested by police saturday, may 23rd. minutes before his arrest he said he was doing his normal workout routine. according to the police wrepof, dancing in the street. you can see two officers handcuffing him and then two minutes later five officers
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surround him, then pin him face first to the ground. >> it wasn't just a handcuffing. it was a show of some sort of -- i don't know, i don't know, test of will, strength, i don't know. they were trying to breakme, physically break my body. physically. physically trying to break my body. >> according to police, watkins was later cited for resisting arrest. abc7 asked if the five officers would face further penalty. we were told it's still unclear as the outside investigation is still pending. we'll flo up on that one. still to come on "abc7 mornings," the cries for change from coast to coast. new video of another arrest during outrage. another black man dead while in police custody. this morning emmanuel ellis' sister is speaking out. and why a california mayor is resigning after controversial comments on race were caught on email. what he now claims he was meaning to stay. we're here for you and we're open. wow. i'm an original. one of a kind. you feel me?
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protests and marches not just here at home but exploding all over the world this week, calling for racial justice for black people and communities. and this morning people are starting to see some change. good morning, everyone. it's saturday, june 6th. i'm liz kreutz. we have plenty more to get to this morning. but if you are just joining us, let's have a quick look at the weather. >> good morning to you. you can see the camera shaking here, emeryville, with some of the fog in the distance. it's windy. it feels even cool we are the wind. 56 downtown. 62 in oakland. 63 in san jose. what a gorgeous view but another windy day at the beach. santa cruz, winds right now are not bad. but they will gust to 20 and 25 miles an hour, even greater than that closer to home. 63 by the delta with a wind
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advisory this afternoon. petaluma is at 61. 10:00, 50s around the bay from san francisco to half moon bay, but 60s elsewhere and with a few clouds around and those gusty winds, it is going to be a very chilly day for some of you. otherwise it's mild if you find a wind-sheltered area. we'll talk about the second half of your weekend in a few minutes. george floyd's life is being remembered in honor with a memorial service. this is that live picture from rayford, north carolina, near where floyd was born. the memorial is a public viewing and a private family service. you can see folks are gathering. they've been gathering since 8:00 our time. the largest protest yet since floyd's death is expected today in washington, d.c., and abc news reporter zachary quiche has the details. >> reporter: overnight in new yrk city, the nypdnrs as protesters demandote racism
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police brutality following the death of george floyd. in los angeles, denver, chicago, and miami, amongst others, this coming after a violent takedown and arrest that's drawn more attention on the tactics used by police. in buffalo, two officers were suspended after this incident thursday. officers were seen shoving 75-year-old protester martin to the ground, leaving the injured man lying motionless and bleeding from his ear as protesters call for help. the remaining 57 members of the buffalo police emergency response team all resigning from the unit in protest os suspensi. the man is in serious but stable condition. >> you see that video, and it disturbs your basic sense of decency and humanity. why? why? why was that necessary?
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where was the threat? >> reporter: but across the country, other incidents of alleged police violence are coming to light like this one in philadelphia, the officer charged overnight with hitting a protester. a journalist for "the atlanta journal constitution" capturing this violent incident on camern. the woman's attorney saying she suffered a broken shoulder in the incident that's now under investigation by atlanta police. police policy changes after violent clashes between protesters and police, the city of minneapolis ouinin im changes to its police department policies, banning neck restraints or choke holds for any reason, like the one authorities say led to floyd's death. california also reviewing policies. governor gavin newsom calling for police to stop using the cartoid hold. >> black community does not need
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to change. we need to change. we have a responsibility to change. our institutions need to change. our capacity of understanding needs to change. >> reporter: according to "the new york times," police are seven times more likely to use force against black people here in minneapolis. now, george floyd's memorial service in north carolina where he grew up. zachary kiesch, abc news, minneapolis. >> say her name! >> briana taylor! >> on what would have been her 27th birthday yesterday a rally demanding justice for brionna taylor. three plain clothes officers stormed her home, executing a no-knock search warrant. family lawyers say her boyfriend, a licensed gun owner, fired a shot, fearing they were intruders. the0 rounds in return, killing brionna. she was an emt who had dreams of being a nurse. >> brionna was just full of life.
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she loved life. she'd light up a room. >> and in sacramento, people sang happy birthday and released these balloons for a. >> now to another death in police custody that's emerge dude to new video. another black man who shouted i can't breathe in tacoma, washington. the mayor is calling for the officers involved to be fired and prosecuted. >> this morning video of a violent police encounter now has the mayor of tacoma, washington, calling for action. authorities investigating video coming to light just this week of 33-year-old manuel ellis, a black man, who yelled"i can breathe" before dying in police custody three months ago. officers seen here throwing punches and pinning ellis to the ground. >> stop! oh, my god! stop hitting him! >> reporter: you can hear the witness pleading with police. >> just arrest him.
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>> reporter: and you can see officers already on top of ellis as they order him to comply. his cry for air heard over police radio. >> i can't breathe. >> reporter: officials tell us medics performed cpr for more than 30 minutes, but it was too late. the pierce county medical examiner's aufrls finding ellis suffered respiratory arrest due to physical restraint, classifying the death as a homicide. >> officers who committed this crime should be fired and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. >> reporter: tacoma police chief don ramsdell saying officials have placed the four officers involved on administrative leave while they investigate the incident. police say ellis had been trying to open doors of unoccupied cars when they made contact with him and that it led to the physical. >> i saw him at the beginning walking down the sidewalk and the police officers got his
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attention, whatever, he walked to the car a little bit, wasn't dumping it, nothing, turned around and was going back to the sidewalk when the officer opened the door and smacked him. >> reporter: overnight, the mayor doubling down. >> we can no longer allow black residents or any residents of our community to die in the hands of our police officers because of broken processes and systems. >> reporter: and this morning, ellis' family wants justice. >> we have to do something. my brother did not have to die that night. >> reporter: marsha carter, a mother, mourning her son, and remembering the last words she'd ever hear from him. >> i love you, mom. i love you, mom. >> reporter: abc news, new york. >> the tacoma police union is criticizinthe ot an of evidence. the mayor will not be deterred. the mayorover of temecula
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resigned after criticism in an email hed a good person of color killed by a police officer. james stewart says he's and said he uses voice to text. he said he would step down. >> it's responsibility to check something before he puts it out there. >> i believe his intention was not to harm others and not to cause any pain to others. >> some community members want the city to host a town hall on systemic racism in temecula. still ahead on "abc7 mornings," a 9-year-old taking the initiative, helping families in need. what the minneapolis girl is doing to inspire us all this morning. and a live look from the abc sutro camera.
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>> especially on the tails of covid and shutdown for 2 1/2 months, this is not easy by the right thing to do and we're in support of our community and doing what's right. >> another local businesses lending their plywood to artists and people of color to allow to ning around the nt country. the hope is to auction off the art in support of black lives matter causes. happening today, the 76th
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anniversary of d-day. this day in 1944, allied troops invaded normandy, france, against nazi germany in world war ii. about 10,000 allied soldiers were killed, wounded, or missi y operations ever staged. it was a turning point in the world's fight for freedom. all right, lisa. talk about the wind, i know. >> yeah. talking about if wind. we're looking at the beach. we had surfers earlier, but look at that wind. that doesn't bode well for the surf. so right now there's just a few stragglers but it's a sunny day with temperatures in the 50s. those winds up to 25 miles an hour along the central coast and a wind advisory the further south you get. so we'll talk about wind along the coast, snow in the mountains, cooler than average temperatures all coming up next. all right. up next, how the nfl says it
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an unprecedented week in the nfl. chris alvarez has the details in this morning's sports. >> nfl commissioner roger goodell admits the league was wrong when they did not listen to their players with regards to racism and oppression. he actually now is encouraging all to get involved in peaceful protests. here's more from the social media post. >> we, the national football league, believe that black lives matter. i personally protest with you and want to be part of the much-needed change in this country. without black players, there would be no national football league. we are listening. i am listening.
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and i will be reaching out to players who have raised their voices and others on how we can improve and go forward for a better and more united nfl family. >> john fisher said he made a mistake and they will now pay their minor league players. they'll also set up an assistance friend for furloughed employees. major league baseball getting back on the field. they continue to struggle to agree to terms in 2020. the hope was baseball could have a spring training 2.0 with games beginning the end of this month or early july. major league baseball rejected the plan of a 114-game season proposed by the players association. tony park said the important work remains to be done safely to resume the season. they look forward to getting back on the field. the nba players association appred 22-team format to restart their season. according to espn, still some details to be worked out to move forward for a july 31st start date at disney's espn wide world
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of sports. about 1,600 people are expected to be in that bubble at any given time. time for abc7 "call my play." tiu send the here's rafflie in alameda. >> ralphie the buffalo is the mascot for the university of colorado. this ralphie is a bit smaller but look at the little one sail over the paper towels. add toilet paper. no problem. the triple stack. this almost 4-year-old pooch from alameda crashes through but makes it. hey, ralphie, we just called your play on abc7. >> be sure to use th the #abc7callmyplay so we can put you or your animal on tv. that is it for sports. back to you. >> all right. let's get a check of the weather. the surfers, it was late for them to go sur evering. 5:00 a.m., 6:00 a.m., would be early. >> so much to consider, the wind, the tide, and the timing for sure. good morning, everyone.
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we are looking at a little bit of fog, a lot of wind out there, and some sun. but temperatures today continue that downward trend. we cooled off almost 30 degrees yesterday in our inland valleys and right here in san jose, we should be in the upper 70s, 5 degrees below average today, tomorrow, then we begin a warming trend. nice day on monday. warm tuesday and wednesday, but not too extreme. then a cooldown for the end of the week into the weekend. sparkling view of the bay from the exploratorium camera. winds, you see some white caps on the bay, up to 30, 35 miles an hour, and looking at that, it defensive lines going to bring in a wind advisory through the delta. that's where we get that funneling and stronger wind. the highlighted areas here beginning 5:00 tonight through 11: 11:00, those winds 45 miles an hour. the sierra nevada looking at overnight lows in the 20s but there is a system that will
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bring some snow to the highest elevations of the mountains. we're talking several inches. snow in june, it happens. of course temperatures have been certainly cool the last couple of days. nice view here, though, with the blue sky. the golden gate bridge. we'll have the sun but also the wind with us today. it is 56 downtown, 62 oakland, 60 redwood city. san jose, 63. good morning to you. 64 in gilroy with 56 in pacifica, and walnut creek. nice and sunny but certainly a lot cooler. triple digits and then down around 30 degrees come yesterday. 59 santa rosa, 63 by the delta with that wind advisory. low to mid-60s for our friends in our east bay valleys. here's a look from vollmer peak where you can see that fog clearing out some, but these higher elevations, the winds will be impacting the diablo range. right now doesn't look too bad out there. the gusty winds for most of us over the weekend, cooler than average. and really tomorrow as we settle into this pattern could be even
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cooler in spots, but looking at that warmer pattern beginning as soon as monday. 10:00 wind profile shows the fast winds along the coast, getting even faster as we get through the afternoon, 2:00, breezy to windy out there. and by 5:00, 6:00, look at that, 25 to 35-mile-an-hour winds. i'll get you up to date on tropical storm cristobal. this is bringing a storm surge 2 to 4 feet for the gulf coast near mississippi, alabama. rainfall 4 to 8 inches. so with the hurricane season starting in the atlantic, getting quite active here along the gulf coast. highs today, 74 concord, 68 in oakland, windy for everyone. the accuweather seven-day forecast, similar pattern tomorrow and we begin to warm up monday. the winds will ease. looking at warm days midweek. in a time of crisis like the coronavirus pandemic, essential workers deserve to be praised. one small town in texas wanted to do that by thanking frontline
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workers with a special parade. >> it was really awesome that the police and firemen could come through our community and we could celebrate them and honor them during this time. >> we're having a great time o the boulevard. we're having a great time. >> our city's public safety staff parade is a way to say thank you for staying home and staying safe during the covid-19 event. it was an idea given to us by a resident. >> i love it. i think it's great they're doing it. i think it's part of the fun of being in a small town like bel air, surrounded by houston but we do unusually special things. >> this lets them know we're out there working for them. we are available and we appreciate them staying home. >> it's nice to see the
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community o doi s tother a trying to stay positive. >> we have our fire department, our police department, and our public works department. excite provide something that was fun and different and uplifting for the community. >> with e're very thankful. we stay at home and are thankful for them to watch over us and making sure we're fine. >> it's a great feeling. we're public servants. we're here to serve the community and to see the community giving back to us means a lot. >> thank you. >> very sweet. watch more stories like this on the new localish network available on these channels. 7.2 if you use an antenna. stick with us.
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welcome back. with so much pain and heartbreak over the country, this was hope. this is 9-year-old cameron johnson from minneapolis. she's making bracelets to help families in need. her dad, ron johnson, is a former pro football player and mentioned his daughter's efforts on his radio show. >> so far we've raised $36,000, and the money we have raised for making bracelets is going to the people of minneapolis. >> yay. >> so cute. some minnesota vikings players have stopped by to buy bracelets and show their support. on monday, cameron will be on "good morning america."
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you may have seen the promos for that. watch starting at 7:00 a.m. right here on abc7. i'm very excited to see the little surprise they have in store for her. lisa, we need nice stories like that. a little bit of hope. >> so cute. i could watch that over and over. we're looking at a windy day today with numbers in the upper 50s to low 60s at the coast. breezy inland. only low to mid-70s. even though those readings seem comfortable they'll feel even cool we are those blustery winds. that continues into sunday. monday the winds ease up and we're warming up, the warmest days midweek and then cooler by the end of the week. hold on to that hat if you've got one. >> good advice, lisa. thank you. thanks for joining us here on "abc7 mornings." i'm liz kreutz. along with lisa argen, abc7 news continues at 5:00 p.m. a live look at the golden gate bridge. there is a protest, a black lives matter march planned around noon at the golden gate bridge.
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